It turned out that after Shu Yan's series of precise blows, Shi Chang's heart was already bottomless. After Tian Fu's father and son were taken away by Shu Yan, he inquired at the county office through his cronies and learned that Tian Fu had confessed everything in order to save his son's life. Know that the tide is turning. However, he did not resent Tian Fu for betraying himself, but was moved by his love for his son. Thinking of Biyu's sincere words of persuasion, he finally found out in his conscience: He was born from the same root, so why be too anxious to fry each other. As a child of a family, he colluded with outsiders to harm his brother, which is really inferior. So under the double pressure of reality and morality, he took the initiative to explain everything to the eldest princess of Yong'an.

Shi Chang was able to recognize the current affairs and repent and reform, Shu Yan was of course happy: "That's great." Your family finally doesn't have to go to court. To tell you the truth, I'd rather deal with ten lawsuits than deal with this private matter of the Zun Mansion. That way, I don't have to worry about it. I have brought Tian Fu and his son back, and the eldest princess and the concubine will take care of it themselves. ”

The eldest princess of Yong'an looked at Tian Fu and said, "Tian Fu, are you willing to accept the guilt?" ”

Tian Fu's heart suddenly rose to his throat, although he had Shu Yan's guarantee, but according to his crimes, he could be killed by his master on the spot. He "pounced" and fell to the ground, and pleaded with Princess Yong'an and Biyu: "The old slave is deeply responsible, and he knows that he cannot be forgiven unless he dies, so he is willing to accept the sin. All the money and food in the house that I have been greedy for all these years have been stored in my wife and children, and I am willing to hand it all over, and then let my wife and children also come to the Shifu as slaves, just begging to spare my son's life. ”

"If you think so, I can not kill your son, and I can even consider not killing you......"

Before the eldest princess of Yong'an finished speaking, Shi Chang glared at Tian Fu hatefully and said, "This old slave is really hateful. When I was just in charge of the Shi family's business, I was also in peace. The reason why there is today is that they are all tempted by this person little by little. This old slave has eroded my Shi family for decades, what is the reason not to kill him! As he spoke, he quickly pulled out the hanging sword from the wall and stabbed it towards Tian Fudang's chest.

Everyone thought that Shi Chang scolded Tian Fu just to get some face for himself, but no one expected him to kill someone. Shu Yan was taken aback, and it was too late to stop it. Tian Fu was hit by a sword in the chest, and he fell to the ground in response, bleeding nonstop.

Where has the eldest princess Yong'an ever seen a murderous scene, and her voice changed in fright: "Uncle, how can you be like this?" It's going to kill you! ”

"Not only did I kill him, but I also killed this son of his!" Shi Chang is just a family concubine, and his brother Shi Hui's identity is huge, but the essence is also the master of the Shi family, and the slave and maid are like mustard in his eyes, where is it regarded as life? After stabbing Tian Fu, he was angry, and he had to kill Huang Tian.

Huang Tian is a house slave boy, although he is upright and young, but when facing the master of the Shi family, there is a sense of cowardice and inferiority in his bones, where can he dare to resist? They only trembled like chaff, shrunk into a ball, and left to the slaughter.

Seeing that Shi Chang had already knocked down Huang Tian and approached, Shu Yan rushed forward with an arrow step, kicked Shi Chang's wrist, and kicked the sword away. Shi Chang grinned in pain, ashamed and angry: "Kill my own slave, the official family can't take care of it, what are you doing?" As he spoke, he went to pick up the sword again.

Shu Yan grabbed his arm and scolded angrily: "No matter who it is, it is always a life, how can you be allowed to kill indiscriminately!" ”

Shi Chang was firmly grasped by Shu Yan's big hand, unable to move at all.

The eldest princess of Yong'an was frightened, looked at Tian Fu, there seemed to be a trace of breath, and she hurriedly called someone to ask for a doctor.

Tian Fu shook his hand weakly, and his bloody mouth said vaguely: "I...... No, it's more than innocent. Just...... Can you spare my son...... One life. I'm grateful...... It's endless. ”

No matter how guilty Tian Fu is, since people have reached the last moment, what else can Princess Yong'an say? What's more, she didn't want to kill their father and son in the first place.

"Don't worry, I will never kill him. Not only did he not kill him, but he also pardoned him as a slave in the palace and made him a normal citizen. ”

Tian Fu hid his son's real surname for twenty years, and seemed to be living a normal life. But after all, it was difficult day and night, for fear that one day it would be exposed, and he would be caught as a slave in Shifu. Now the eldest princess of Yong'an personally promised to pardon her son and no longer have to be a slave to Shifu. This means that his descendants can return to the status of good citizens of normal people, which is even happier than letting him live to be a hundred years old. He smiled and closed his eyes.

The eldest princess of Yong'an ordered someone to carry Tian Fu's body out to buy a coffin for burial, and at the same time approved Huang Tian to restore his original surname and let him take his father's body back for burial.

Although Shi Chang killed someone with his own hands, according to the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty, killing his own slave who was at fault was not a crime at all. Shu Yan couldn't help him, so he had to let him go.

As soon as Shi Changgang regained his freedom, he grabbed the sword again. Shu Yan thought in his heart: Are you going to rush at me? Hmph, with your body and bones, don't look at the sword, I'm still not afraid.

Shu Yan was doing the embankment, but Shi Chang did not rush at him, but walked to the eldest princess of Yong'an and knelt down, raised his sword with both hands and said: "As a member of the Shi family, I colluded with outsiders to eat inside and out, and I am really embarrassed." What's more, Tian Fuzhi's amount of corruption is nothing compared to me. Tian Fu is dead, and I have no face to live in the world, please give me a death as well. ”

The eldest princess of Yong'an really took the sword, with the sword in her hand, and the crown hat as usual was a sword. Rao Shi often had the heart of asking for death, but he was also scared out of a cold sweat. The eldest princess of Yong'an threw her sword on the ground, put her hands together and said, "Uncle made a big mistake, I could have held you responsible." But you are a member of the family after all, how can I kill you? This sword should be regarded as punishment. Not only will I not kill you, but I will also bother you to continue to be in charge of the Shi Mansion. ”

When Shi Chang heard this, he was even more ashamed and said, "The eldest princess is magnanimous, making me embarrassed. I am willing to give up all my possessions to pay for my guilt. ”

"That's free. The so-called fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders. The property you have embezzled is just a transfer between your brother and brother, and it is still in the hands of the Shi family after all. As a son-in-law, I, Ah Weng, inherited the official mansion, and it is indeed unfair to you. You should have more possessions. ”

"This will never work, there is no reason for this in the world. The main reason for the eldest father is that he refuses to accept what I covet, that is, he refuses to forgive me. Shi Chang knelt and couldn't get up.

The eldest princess of Yong'an turned around and wanted to find Biyu. Who would have thought that when Biyu saw Tian Fu being killed, he would have already hid behind the screen. Only Shu Yan was here at the scene. She had an idea and said: "This time, Shifu was able to set things right and eradicate traitors, most of which was due to Shu Yan. He doesn't want to be an official, and he doesn't want money. I don't know how to repay him. But he set up a help fund, and we donated this money to the help fund, one is to repay Shu Yan, and the other is to do great good deeds, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

"What? The eldest prince wants to donate all that money? Shi Changzhi shook his head, "If the eldest princess insists on donating, then I will donate half of it, and the remaining half will be handed over to the eldest princess." ”

The eldest princess of Yong'an did not object.

Although it is half, it is estimated that there are several million. That's a lot of money. Shu Yan was secretly happy. The eldest princess of Yong'an is not stupid, Shu Yan eradicated the traitor for herself, and her life will be long in the future, which can be described as a daily progress. Relatively speaking, what are these millions?

Shi Chang just got up, and suddenly saw someone panic and said: "Oh no, people from several big granges outside the city have come one after another to say that their village heads and a few field donkeys are gone." ”

"Gone?" Everyone was shocked.

"It must have run away." Shi Chang stumbled and said, "From the day Shu Yan inspected Shujiazhuang Grange, they already knew that something was wrong, and they were already frightened, and the reason why they didn't run away immediately was because I was still holding on." Now that I have confessed my sins, how dare they linger? ”

The eldest princess of Yong'an sighed: "As long as they confess their sins truthfully, I won't kill them, so why run away?" Now that the household survey system is under the system, the household registration is very clear, where can they go with their status as slaves? ”

Shi Chang said indignantly: "If you admit your guilt obediently, you can still be spared; If he absconds in fear of sin, the sin is increased by one degree. It just so happens that Shu Yan is here, and we can ask the official family to issue a wanted warrant for these people. Once you get it, you don't have to kill it. ”

The eldest princess of Yong'an shook her head and said, "Forget it." They can't take much of their possessions with them. Tian Fu is dead, and I don't want to have another life. ”

Before the words fell, two people came to say one after another:

"A few stewards in the house are also missing, and there are also some servants missing, and the specific number has not yet been identified."

"The shopkeepers of the three shops in the city are gone."

The eldest princess of Yong'an sneered weakly and said, "There is no need to investigate carefully, just by these people who ran away, you can know how rotten and corrupted the Shi Mansion has been!" Speaking of which, I have to thank Shu Yan even more. ”

Shi Chang's face was ashamed, and he couldn't help crying.

"If Uncle sincerely repents, I will donate the half you handed over to the house."

Hearing the eldest princess say this, although Shi Chang was unwilling for a while, he couldn't object anymore, just cried blindly.

Shu Yan said to him: "The matter has come to this, and it is useless to cry." As long as you take care of the Shi Mansion for your nephew and the eldest princess in the future, you will have everything. As for those who escaped, there were just too many. It is also difficult to hunt down one by one. Only you know how much money they have embezzled. You should count it first, as long as there is not too much property abducted, it will not be pursued for the time being; Those who are not greedy enough, I can be arrested under the wanted list. ”

Shi Chang agreed.

The eldest princess of Yong'an said: "Tian Fu's death did have a deterrent effect on the people, and at the same time, it also caused panic in the hearts of the people. The main thing at the moment is not to arrest those who have escaped, but to appease those who have not escaped. Of course, this matter must also be done by the uncle, telling them that those who have made mistakes in the past, as long as they confess and repent, I will not blame them in the past. ”

After Shi Chang went, Shu Yan also had to say goodbye.

The eldest princess of Yong'an said: "You once said that my mansion is not only full of internal problems, but also involves violations of the laws of the imperial court in terms of land occupation. Seeing the big from the small, the illegal Shi family is to the court, how is it different from the wrong Tian Fu to the Shi family? If the family is still in turmoil, what about the national turmoil? If you want to rectify the family, let's set an example from my Shi family first. ”

Shu Yan said happily: "The eldest princess understands righteousness, and Shu Yan admires it very much. It's just that once it is rectified, it will damage the family business of the Zunfu, and the eldest princess may not be suitable to make decisions without authorization, right? ”

"This is what I discussed with the horse, otherwise, how can I make the decision on such a big matter as shaking the Shi family's business?"

Hitama turned out of the screen and said, "Let's straighten it out." Anyway, a lot of people have already run away from the fields in my house, and so many fields can't be cultivated, so I just lost some. ”

"Although the eldest princess and the concubine are in charge of the Shi Mansion, the main lord of the Shi Mansion is still Ling Zun. Will he agree? ”

"In recent years, only more than 7,000 hectares of land have been put into storage every year. As a result of this reorganization, it is estimated that both the production of land and the operation of shops will double. Coupled with the fact that hundreds of thousands of dollars can be saved in terms of expenditure, and millions more can be received every year, what else can Ah Weng say? ”

Shu Yan is well aware of the character of benevolence, and the pursuit of benefits is always the more the merrier. How could he be willing to lose the land he had worked so hard to gain? However, the family is deeply rooted and powerful, and it cannot be shaken at all for no reason. With the support of the eldest princess of Yong'an now, it is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how can you be kind-hearted? So after consultation with the eldest princess of Yong'an and Biyu: Luoyang's fields and Biyu's official products offset each other, not counting, only comparing the 5,100 mu of land in Ruyin with the standard of 4,000 mu of Shihui's official products, there was an extra 1,100 mu of land, and the 1,100 mu of land was handed over and confiscated. In addition, with the official goods of Shi, a maximum of 10 tenants are allowed, and the Shi family currently has 20 tenants, and the extra 10 households will be lifted. After the tenants were dismissed, they had no land, so they just distributed the 1,100 mu of land to these ten tenant households according to their population, and the rest was distributed to small merchants like Cui Er who were willing to return to the farm. In addition, for those who returned to the family with land like Wang Yidan, Shu Yan gave them preferential treatment for household adjustment and exemption according to the situation, so that they could return to normal people. In this way, the Shi family alone liberated 1,100 acres of land and 30 normal households.

Those who did not have land were given land, and those who were living in difficulty were relieved. How can these people not rejoice that they have the autonomy to survive and are no longer under the fence?

This move shook the entire Ruyin County. Even the Shi family took the lead and set an example, who would dare to resist other big clans like the Zuo family? All of them obediently cleared the land and tenants according to the standards.

This can be said to be the most touching move in Ruyin County that touches the interests of wealthy families in addition to the change of dynasty and the looting of warlords. In the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Ruyin County, tens of thousands of acres of land have been liberated, and more than 1,000 households have been restored. It can add a large amount of tax to the imperial court every year. This is only the first stage, and in the next step, Shu Yan plans to liberate the excessive number of slaves and maids in the big clan and continue to expand the household registration.

After this year's drought, people are aware of the importance of irrigation. Awareness of the construction of aqueducts is rising. It is much easier to do it if there is subjective motivation, and after a year of reserves, the county finances have been fully stocked, and with financial support, the canal repair is progressing very smoothly. In just a few months, each county built a solid stone aqueduct according to its own conditions.